Questions

Q1.

A student carries out an investigation to compare the rates that two different solutions of amylase, P and
Q, digest starch.

The student mixes 5 cm 3 of starch suspension with 5 cm 3 of amylase P solution and pours it into the
Visking tubing. This is then placed in a water bath at 37 °C, as shown in the diagram.

The experiment is left for four hours. Every hour, the Visking tubing is removed from the water bath. It is
dried, weighed and returned to the water bath.

The experiment is repeated, with amylase Q solution instead of amylase P solution.

The table shows the results obtained by the student.

(a) Plot the results of this investigation joining the points with straight lines.
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(b) (i) Explain why there is an increase in the mass of the Visking tubing during the investigation.
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 (ii) Explain why the rate of increase of mass is lower after 3 hours in both investigations.
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(iii) Two factors that are kept constant in the investigation are the concentration of amylase and the
pH of the solution.

Explain why these two factors should be kept constant.

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(c) State why the tubing is dried before each weighing.

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(d) State two places in the body where amylase is produced.

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(e) Describe a test to detect glucose.
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(Total for question = 18 marks)

Q2.

(a) The image is an electron micrograph of a human body cell.

 (i) The table gives information about parts of the human body cell.
Complete the table by giving the missing information.
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(ii) Electron microscopes and light microscopes can both be used to view body cells.
Which of these is an advantage of using an electron microscope?
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A more cell structures can be seen with greater resolution
B more cell structures can be seen with less resolution
C fewer cell structures can be seen with greater resolution
D fewer cell structures can be seen with less resolution

(iii) The actual diameter of this human body cell before magnification is 0.05 mm.
Use information from the image to calculate the magnification of the cell.
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(b) Body cells produce carbon dioxide.

Describe how carbon dioxide passes from a body cell into the blood.
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(Total for question = 8 marks)

Mark Scheme

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